In professional backup environments, it is not unusual that certain programs, system services or batch scripts must be run or stopped before or after a backup. That's why we built an action list with predefined action into Z-DBackup.
Actions can be run before and after each backup as well as before and after full backups.
In the following table, you can find an overview of the different types of actions that Z-DBackup supports.
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| Close Outlook |
Quits the program Microsoft Outlook.
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| Close Z-DATdump |
TQuits the program Z-DATdump.
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| Copy backup archive |
The backup archive(s) created by Z-DBackup can be copied to another directory or medium.
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| Delete log file |
The log file for this Backup Set is deleted.
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| Destroy |
Close a program with a given window name. In contrast to the "Exit" function, the "Destroy" function tries several methods to also close minimized programs.
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| Disconnect USB device |
Automatically deactivate/unmount the USB device used for the backup. The device can then be switched off without data loss.
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| Display message |
Show a dialog box with a user-defined message.
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| Display note |
Shows the note that was saved for the backup set as a message on the screen.
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| Eject CD/DVD/Blu-Ray |
Eject the medium from a CD/DVD/Blu-Ray drive.
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| Eject REV medium |
Eject Iomega® REV™ medium.
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| Eject target medium |
Eject target medium, can be used to eject RDX mediums etc.
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| Erase tape |
Clear a tape medium and delete all its contents. You can erase a tape before each full backup, for example.
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| Exit |
Often, running programs have exclusive access to their files and can disturb the backup. If you want to include these files in a backup, you should quit the programs that use them before the backup. (If you do not want to quit a program, but still want to include open files in a backup, you can install our module Z-VSScopy for Z-DBackup.)
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| FTP download |
Automatic download of files or directories from an FTP serverAutomatisierter Download von Verzeichnissen oder Dateien.
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| Load REV medium |
Loads an Iomega® REV™ medium.
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| Network copy |
Copy the Z-DBackup backup archive to a network drive/directory with a UNC path.
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| Pause |
Pause x seconds.
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| Play sound |
Play a Wave sound file.
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| Priority High/Low/Normal |
You can specify the task priority of Z-DBackup yourself. The higher the priority, the more memory and processor capacity is used on the program. That means that the backup will be faster, but there are less resources for other tasks and other running programs will be slower.
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| Run batch file |
Start a batch file and await its termination before the backup is resumed.
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| Run VBScript |
Start a Visual Basic Script (.vbs) and await its termination. The backup will start only when the script is not running anymore. To use this feature, the
Microsoft Windows® Scripting Host must be installed. You can check this by running the example script 'Test.vbs' that comes with Z-DBackup.
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| Run Z-Cron job |
Run a specified Z-Cron job. To use this feature, Z-Cron must be installed and there must be at least one Z-Cron job. Optionally, you can control remote computers in the local network with Z-Cron.
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| Self backup |
Z-DBackup's program settings and Backup Sets are saved.
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| SSH/FTP - download |
Automatic download of files or directories from an FTP server via the secure SSH protocol.
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| SSH/FTP - upload |
Automatic upload of files or directories from an FTP server via the secure SSH protocol.
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| Start + wait |
To open a file and wait for the associated program to finish, you can use this option. The backup or next action is run only when the file isn't open anymore.
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| Start MSSQL 2005 Express |
Start Microsoft SQL 2005 Express Edition.
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| Start MSSQL Server |
Start Microsoft SQL Server Engine (MSDE).
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| Start system service |
Start a selected system service.
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| Start TurboMed DB |
Start TurboMed Database. This function is only available if the TurboMed software is installed.
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| Start |
This option allows to open/start any file. Immediately after loading, the next action is executed or, if all actions have been run, the backup is started.
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| Stop MSSQL 2005 Express |
Exit Microsoft SQL 2005 Express Edition.
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| Stop MSSQL Server |
Exit Microsoft SQL Server Engine (MSDE).
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| Stop system service |
Stop a selected system service.
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| Stop TurboMed DB |
Exit TurboMed Database. This function is only available if the TurboMed software is installed.
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| TapeLoader - load tape |
The specified tape is loaded.
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| TapeLoader - unload tape |
The specified tape is unloaded/ejected.
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| TPC-CMD |
A specified TCP command is sent to an IP address.
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